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NEW YORK CITY MAYOR-ELECT ZOHRAN MAMDANI SAYS HE HOPES TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO FIND WAYS THE POLITICAL POLAR OPPOSITES CAN WORK TOGETHER ON AFFORDABILITY ISSUES.

AT AN APPEARANCE AT A BRONX FOOD PANTRY, MAMDANI CONFIRMED THAT HIS TEAM HAD REACHED OUT TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

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HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSED FLOODING IN A NUMBER OF NORTHEASTERN ITALIAN REGIONS ON MONDAY.

FIREFIGHTERS SAID THEY CONDUCTED DOZENS OF INTERVENTIONS TO RESCUE RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES.

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A SPECIAL TRIBUNAL SENTENCED BANGLADESH’S OUSTED PRIME MINISTER SHEIKH HASINA AND ONE OF HER CLOSE AIDES TO DEATH ON CHARGES OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

HER CRACKDOWN ON A STUDENT UPRISING LAST YEAR KILLED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AND LED TO THE TOPPLING OF HER 15-YEAR RULE.

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AND FRENCH ACTRESS LÉA SEYDOUX HELPED SWITCH ON THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON THE CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES IN PARIS ON SUNDAY.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED TO WATCH THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE FESTIVE SEASON IN THE "CITY OF LIGHTS."